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"Secret Smile" is a song by American rock band Semisonic. The single, released to American radio on January 12, 1999, gained the band brief international popularity. A live version of the song recorded at The Gorge Amphitheatre, as well as a mix by The Orb had previously been released as a B-side to "Singing in My Sleep". The song was featured in the film Simply Irresistible and in the TV series Charmed and Dawson's Creek.

"Secret Smile"
Single by Semisonic
from the album Feeling Strangely Fine
ReleasedJanuary 12, 1999 (1999-01-12)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length4:37
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Dan Wilson
Producer(s)Nick Launay
Semisonic singles chronology
"Singing in My Sleep"
(1998)		 "Secret Smile"
(1999)		 "Chemistry"
(2001)

Composition


Songwriter Dan Wilson has said that the melody for the song came to him in a dream, and he woke up in the middle of the night, rushed to a piano, and wrote it down.[2]

"...Secret Smile, the first half of it came to me in a dream. I woke up in very early morning hours with this song playing in my head. I got up, ran to a piano, and I wrote down the words that I heard in my mind and I played the chords on the piano and wrote down the names of the chords. Then I went back to sleep. And then the next day when I woke up, I remembered the song from the dream. I went to the piano and I saw my notes. I played the song and I thought, Well, this is great. It must be some song that I've heard before. Then I asked all my friends about it, and they all said, 'No, that sounds like a song of yours.'"[3]


Music video


The music video was shot in Los Angeles in January 1999 and was directed by British music video director Sophie Muller.[4]


Track listings



Personnel


Personnel are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes.[5]


Charts


Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 30
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[12] 30
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 47
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 26
Scotland (OCC)[15] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 12
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[17] 17
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 35
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[18] 21
US CHR/Pop (Radio & Records)[19] 42

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Release history


Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 12, 1999 (1999-01-12) Contemporary hit radio MCA [21]
United Kingdom June 28, 1999 (1999-06-28)
  • CD
  • cassette
 [22]

References


  1. "The Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1999". Spin. July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. Atlas, Zoë (March 3, 2015). "Effortless: Dan Wilson". Sound of Boston. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  3. Wilson, Dan (August 23, 2017). "Dan Wilson". Songfacts (Interview). Interviewed by Carl Wiser. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  4. "Semisonic to Shoot 'Secret Smile' Video". MTV. January 8, 1999. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  5. Secret Smile (US promo CD liner notes). Semisonic. MCA Records. 1999. MCA5P-4305.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Secret Smile (UK CD1 liner notes). Semisonic. MCA Records. 1999. MCSTD-40210.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Secret Smile (UK CD2 liner notes). Semisonic. MCA Records. 1999. MCSXD-40210.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. Secret Smile (UK cassette single sleeve). Semisonic. MCA Records. 1999. MCSC-40210.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. Secret Smile (European CD single liner notes). Semisonic. MCA Records. 1999. MCD 49108.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. Secret Smile (Australasian CD single liner notes). Semisonic. MCA Records. 1999. MCD-49101.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7448." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  12. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 7450." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  13. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 30. July 24, 1999. p. 8. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  14. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Secret Smile". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  17. "Semisonic Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  18. "Semisonic – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  19. "CHR/Pop Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1290. March 12, 1999. p. 86. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  20. "British single certifications – Semisonic – Secret Smile". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 31, 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Secret Smile in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  21. "New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1281. January 8, 1999. p. 39. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  22. "New Releases – For Week Starting 28 June, 1999: Singles". Music Week. June 26, 1999. p. 25.


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